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1626842

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date	10/05/2023
answering body	Wales Office
answering dept id	28
answering dept short name	Wales
answering dept sort name	Wales
hansard heading	Administration of Justice: Wales
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what approaches they have had from the Welsh Government concerning the transfer of responsibility to Senedd Cymru of (1) the police service in Wales, (2) the prison service in Wales, and (3) the court service and administration of justice in Wales.
tabling member printed	Lord Wigley
uin	HL7763
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/05/2023 answer text <p>Whilst the Welsh Government has called for the devolution of justice and policing to Wales, it has not made a formal request for the powers to be transferred.</p><p> </p><p>There has been no persuasive case made for how devolution would improve the operation of these services. There are therefore no plans to devolve them.</p> answering member printed Baroness Bloomfield of Hinton Waldrist question first answered 18/05/2023 13:40:31 answering member 4582 label Biography information for Baroness Bloomfield of Hinton Waldrist
tabling member	547 label Biography information for Lord Wigley

1604277

registered interest
date	14/03/2023
answering body	Treasury
answering dept id	14
answering dept short name	Treasury
answering dept sort name	Treasury
hansard heading	Public Expenditure
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what will be the Barnett Consequential Financial Provision for (1) Scotland, (2) Northern Ireland, and (3) Wales, as a result of their expenditure on the HS2 railway project in England.
tabling member printed	Lord Wigley
uin	HL6500
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2023 answer text <p>Spending on HS2 contributes to the Barnett consequentials generated from changes in the Department for Transport’s settlement. The Block Grant Transparency publication which is available on GOV.UK sets out all Barnett consequentials generated at both departmental and programme level.</p> answering member printed Baroness Penn question first answered 28/03/2023 15:48:35 answering member 4726 label Biography information for Baroness Penn
tabling member	547 label Biography information for Lord Wigley

1602217

registered interest
date	07/03/2023
answering body	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept id	13
answering dept short name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
answering dept sort name	Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
hansard heading	Reservoirs: Wales
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with the Welsh Government regarding proposals being developed by United Utilities, Severn-Trent Water and Thames Water to divert water from reservoirs in Wales to the Thames basin.
tabling member printed	Lord Wigley
uin	HL6229
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/03/2023 answer text <p>As agreed in the Intergovernmental Protocol on Water Resources, Water Supply and Water Quality, Defra and the Welsh Government work together on water resources management as a matter of course.</p><p>Water companies in England and Wales have a statutory duty to provide a secure supply of water for customers, efficiently and economically. Statutory water resources management plans show how companies will continue to meet this duty and manage water supply and demand sustainably for at least the next 25 years. In their plans, water companies must consider all options, including demand management and water resources infrastructure. Collaborative regional water resources groups and water companies have been consulting on their draft water resources management plans. This includes United Utilities, Severn Trent Water and Thames Water.</p><p>Ofwat, the Environment Agency and Natural Resources Wales issued joint water resources planning guidance to water companies, which takes account of policy in England and Wales. They are also statutory consultees on the plans, as relevant. The plans will be referred to the Secretary of State and Welsh Ministers for decisions on whether the plans can be finalised later in the year.</p> answering member printed Lord Benyon question first answered 16/03/2023 15:22:50 answering member 1547 label Biography information for Lord Benyon
tabling member	547 label Biography information for Lord Wigley

1588456

registered interest
date	22/02/2023
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Welsh Language: Secondary Education
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to enable the teaching of the Welsh language as a subject in state secondary schools in England.
tabling member printed	Lord Wigley
uin	HL5822
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2023 answer text <p>It is up to schools to decide which languages are taught as part of their curriculum at secondary phase.</p><p>The Welsh language is a valuable part of our nation’s heritage and is an important aspect in fostering UK wide cohesion. When deciding which languages to offer their pupils, state funded secondary schools in England are likely to consider the needs of the communities that they serve and may decide to offer Welsh.</p> answering member printed Baroness Barran question first answered 08/03/2023 12:22:20 answering member 4703 label Biography information for Baroness Barran
tabling member	547 label Biography information for Lord Wigley

1588457

registered interest
date	22/02/2023
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Medical Equipment: Energy
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Markham on 9 December 2022 (HL3870), when patients on home dialysis will receive information on funding to address the increased energy cost of powering such equipment.
tabling member printed	Lord Wigley
uin	HL5823
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/02/2023 answer text <p>NHS England’s Haemodialysis service specification makes provision for financial support to offset energy costs incurred by recipients of at-home dialysis. NHS England has uplifted tariff prices by 4.1% this year to account for inflationary costs and support National Health Service trusts in uplifting their local reimbursement tariffs for patients.</p><p> </p><p>In addition to the above, the Government’s cost of living support package delivers £15 billion worth of support measures to assist the most vulnerable with rising energy costs. The Government remains committed to supporting vulnerable households and is closely monitoring the situation.</p> answering member printed Lord Markham question first answered 28/02/2023 17:22:51 answering member 4948 label Biography information for Lord Markham
tabling member	547 label Biography information for Lord Wigley

1546664

registered interest
date	29/11/2022
answering body	Department of Health and Social Care
answering dept id	17
answering dept short name	Health and Social Care
answering dept sort name	Health and Social Care
hansard heading	Medical Equipment: Electricity
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they (1) have taken, or (2) plan to take, to ensure that seriously ill children who depend on electrical equipment for their survival can access a secure supply of affordable electricity this winter.
tabling member printed	Lord Wigley
uin	HL3870
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/12/2022 answer text <p>The Government’s cost of living support contains specific measures aimed at the most vulnerable, including households with critically ill-children requiring electricity dependent medical equipment at home, with £15 billion made available to those with the greatest need.</p><p> </p><p>Specific National Health Service specialised services also grant financial rebates to offset energy costs, including home oxygen concentrators and adult home dialysis. NHS England is working with regional teams and integrated care systems as the commissioners of services to identify funding to address increases in the costs associated with operating medical equipment in the home. Local authorities can also provide support.</p> answering member printed Lord Markham question first answered 09/12/2022 12:14:25 answering member 4948 label Biography information for Lord Markham
tabling member	547 label Biography information for Lord Wigley

1545545

registered interest
date	24/11/2022
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Pensions: Insolvency
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they intend to take in response to representations made to them by the Pensioners Action Group on behalf of persons now of pensionable age whose sponsoring companies closed in the 1990s through insolvency and who consequently suffered substantial pension losses.
tabling member printed	Lord Wigley
uin	HL3789
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/12/2022 answer text <p>The taxpayer funded Financial Assistance Scheme (FAS) has been operational since 2005. It was set up to award financial assistance to members of eligible defined benefit pension schemes which started to wind up underfunded between 1 January 1997 and 5 April 2005. Since it was established, the FAS has been extended and improved several times, making the financial help more generous and encompassing more schemes and members. Therefore, the Government does not intend to take any steps in response to the Pensions Action Group.</p> answering member printed Baroness Stedman-Scott question first answered 08/12/2022 14:44:16 answering member 4174 label Biography information for Baroness Stedman-Scott
tabling member	547 label Biography information for Lord Wigley

1545546

registered interest
date	24/11/2022
answering body	Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept id	10
answering dept short name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
answering dept sort name	Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
hansard heading	Unboxed: Public Expenditure
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government how much central government funding they provided towards the £120 million cost of the Unboxed festival.
tabling member printed	Lord Wigley
uin	HL3790
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/12/2022 answer text <p>In 2018 HM Government announced that £120 million would be made available for UNBOXED: Creativity in the UK.</p><p>HM Treasury provided £98.3 million to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media &amp; Sport for the programme, and the remainder was provided to the devolved administrations via the Barnett formula.</p><p> </p> answering member printed Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay question first answered 08/12/2022 11:55:42 answering member 4728 label Biography information for Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay
tabling member	547 label Biography information for Lord Wigley

1461127

registered interest
date	10/05/2022
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Tanzania: Ethnic Groups
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they have made to the government of Tanzania concerning the forced eviction of the Maasai people from their ancestral lands.
tabling member printed	Lord Wigley
uin	HL115
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/05/2022 answer text The UK is aware of the complex issue involving the alleged eviction of Maasai communities in Loliondo and Ngorongoro in northern Tanzania, and the Tanzanian Government's voluntary relocation scheme. Whilst recognising that this issue is an internal Tanzanian matter, the British High Commission in Dar es Salaam has met the Government of Tanzania and other stakeholders locally, including Maasai community leaders and civil society representatives, to better understand the challenges posed to all parties by the current situation. We understand that many people have expressed concerns on this issue. We will continue to encourage all stakeholders to engage in meaningful dialogue. answering member printed Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park question first answered 24/05/2022 14:59:54 answering member 4062 label Biography information for Lord Goldsmith of Richmond Park
tabling member	547 label Biography information for Lord Wigley

1461128

registered interest
date	10/05/2022
answering body	Home Office
answering dept id	1
answering dept short name	Home Office
answering dept sort name	Home Office
hansard heading	Visas: Ukraine
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many applications for refugee status visas they have received from citizens of Ukraine; how many of these have been granted; and how many applicants have arrived in the UK so far.
tabling member printed	Lord Wigley
uin	HL116
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/05/2022 answer text <p>Statistical information regarding the number of Ukrainian nationals applying for UK visas is regularly released by UKVI. Information on the number of visas granted under the Ukraine Family Scheme and Homes for Ukraine Scheme which were launched in response to Russia’s invasion of can be found in our published data on the GOV.UK webpage, or below.</p>Total Ukraine Scheme visa applications received: 128,100<p>Data is as of 17 May 2022 and comprised of:</p><ul><li>Ukraine Family Scheme: 43,700</li><li>Ukraine Sponsorship Scheme: 84,400</li></ul>Total Ukraine Scheme visas issued to people: 107,400<p>Data is as of 17 May 2022 and comprised of:</p><ul><li>Ukraine Family Scheme visas: 38,700</li><li>Ukraine Sponsorship Scheme visas: 68,700</li></ul><p> </p> answering member printed Baroness Williams of Trafford question first answered 24/05/2022 16:44:18 answering member 4311 label Biography information for Baroness Williams of Trafford
tabling member	547 label Biography information for Lord Wigley